Kim Jong Un Praises Suicide Missions in Russia

0:00It's April 28. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Global News Today World News, powered by AI. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un just praised his soldiers for committing suicide in battle against Ukrainian forces and Russia's Kursk region. He called it an extreme policy to protect their honor rather than get captured. North Korea sent around 14,000 troops to back up the Russians there, and officials say more than 6,000 got killed in the heavy. Fighting In a speech at a memorial ceremony for those soldiers, Kim honored the ones who chose self-destruction as true heroes. He also shouted out fighters who died charging the front lines, and even the survivors who felt frustrated for not fully completing their mission. Evidence from intelligence reports and defectors shows these troops were blowing themselves up, or taking other drastic steps to avoid capture. It's a grim sign of the no surrender orders they were under. This comes as North Korea trades troops and weapons for economic aid and military tech from Russia based on South Korean intel assessments.

1:02All this ramps up the stakes in the Russia-Ukraine war, with Kim doubling down on loyalty at any cost while strengthening ties across borders.